Cracking photo Forester2. Seems to be that most things are best left to their own devices and, to quote the Jeff Goldblum character in Jurassic Park...."nature will find a way"!
Wow, this is fantastic I was trying to persuade my mum to let me have one of her 4 tins baths but having seen this I realise I don't need one.
I think I will have to give it some careful consideration and one thing putting me off is my dogs as I don't want to encourage wildlife for them to harm it .
I might make a little corner on my veg patch as I already have a frog living there although I have no idea why??
I see a few frogs on my allotment which is great as the other plot holders scatter slug killer everywhere.
i had a tiny pond at home which I had to get rid of for a house extension. The next spring I noticed a big black heap nearby which turned out to be frogspawn, mostly destroyed by the air. I hadn't realised they have a homing instinct like birds. Poor female frog! One doesn't realise how affected nature is by our slightest decisions.
This is all so inspiring and of course as with Hester's cautionary tale above reminds us of how greatly we can affect natural processes. I have a s I said before newts well (newtlets) really and I have read that they move away from the pond once adult for up to three years and live on land. I wonder if they pop back now and them into the water? does anyone our there know if frogs toads and newts use the pond all year round or like the newts do frogs and toads live on land for much of the time?
Can't remember what time of year it was, but I was removing gravel my neighbour's small kids through in the little pond and my hand grasped a cold jumping object! Not a squeamish person and love frogs, but I did squeal!
Ahh, I was looking on Amazon yesterday for ideas for OHs christmas presents, he's more gardening mad than I! Anyway, I saw they have a small moulded pond thingy for £20 or so, OH had mentioned wanting to make a pond at the allotment for the part we're dedicating to wildflowers for pollinators and birds and the such, so I thought it might make a rather neat present for him to set up for spring? I imagine it'd be more effective setting it up then, rather than winter! Until then he can collect stones, broken pots and things
anyway, this post gives me hope that we could create something not only at the allotment, but at home too. Will keep an eye out for a little container type thingy to set up in the garden. Thanks!
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This is my tiny pond and one of the residents.
You can see by this picture why I decided to remove the water lily.
Cracking photo Forester2. Seems to be that most things are best left to their own devices and, to quote the Jeff Goldblum character in Jurassic Park...."nature will find a way"!
Wow, this is fantastic
I was trying to persuade my mum to let me have one of her 4 tins baths but having seen this I realise I don't need one.
I think I will have to give it some careful consideration and one thing putting me off is my dogs as I don't want to encourage wildlife for them to harm it
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I might make a little corner on my veg patch as I already have a frog living there although I have no idea why??
I see a few frogs on my allotment which is great as the other plot holders scatter slug killer everywhere.
i had a tiny pond at home which I had to get rid of for a house extension. The next spring I noticed a big black heap nearby which turned out to be frogspawn, mostly destroyed by the air. I hadn't realised they have a homing instinct like birds. Poor female frog! One doesn't realise how affected nature is by our slightest decisions.
This is all so inspiring and of course as with Hester's cautionary tale above reminds us of how greatly we can affect natural processes. I have a s I said before newts well (newtlets) really and I have read that they move away from the pond once adult for up to three years and live on land. I wonder if they pop back now and them into the water? does anyone our there know if frogs toads and newts use the pond all year round or like the newts do frogs and toads live on land for much of the time?
Can't remember what time of year it was, but I was removing gravel my neighbour's small kids through in the little pond and my hand grasped a cold jumping object! Not a squeamish person and love frogs, but I did squeal!
What a result. I bet you were absolutely delighted.
I found a newt in my holiday cottage garden border the other day. Very random because it's a fair distance from any water!
Ahh, I was looking on Amazon yesterday for ideas for OHs christmas presents, he's more gardening mad than I! Anyway, I saw they have a small moulded pond thingy for £20 or so, OH had mentioned wanting to make a pond at the allotment for the part we're dedicating to wildflowers for pollinators and birds and the such, so I thought it might make a rather neat present for him to set up for spring? I imagine it'd be more effective setting it up then, rather than winter! Until then he can collect stones, broken pots and things
anyway, this post gives me hope that we could create something not only at the allotment, but at home too. Will keep an eye out for a little container type thingy to set up in the garden. Thanks!
My sister-in-law used the baby bath she used to bath her boys in to make a pond (boys grown up now). It's amazing what you can find to improvise.